Yearly Archives: 2013

The recreational land use act does not bar a suit against a defendant that was under contract with the state of Michigan to maintain the trail on which plaintiff was injured. The RLUA applies to owners, tenants or lessees of ...

The practice of environmental law in Michigan is seeing an uptick that can be attributed to several factors, including the economy and changing regulations. “I would say it’s busy; there are all the usual issues, and we’re seeing some uptick ...

The bankruptcy court correctly construed an oil and gas royalty agreement when it determined that defendant, who leased mineral rights from plaintiff debtor, properly calculated and paid royalties to plaintiff. Frontier owns mineral rights to a tract of land and ...

On reconsideration of a prior ruling, the court again finds that plaintiff in this product liability case was sufficiently injured to be entitled to the higher damage cap in MCL 600.2946a(1). “Plaintiff filed this products liability action after he was ...

A Delaware corporation lost its capacity to sue when it failed to pay the annual fee or file its annual report. The corporation was void when it filed the complaint. However, it can restore its capacity to sue by correcting ...

The statute of frauds bars plaintiffs’ claims that a bank vice president made fraudulent misrepresentations to induce their participation in a financial accommodation. Plaintiffs allege that two businesses, Robot Printing and Robot Properties, needed working capital but their assets were ...

Gov. Rick Snyder rolled out a no-fault auto insurance reform plan April 18, calling for an end to unlimited lifetime medical coverage for those with catastrophic injuries and a cap of $1 million on their benefits. The governor was flanked ...

MOUNT PLEASANT – A Clare County judge has granted a prosecutor’s motion to seal parts of an affidavit that supported an arrest warrant in a murder case, after the prosecutor admitted in court that she gave a portion of the affidavit ...

Across the lake in Madison, Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are apparently fed up with pesky trial court judges who enjoin their pet legislative projects after the measures have been signed into law. We’re talking about things like limits on collective bargaining ...